Ditto! What you already have is a really great start - very pretty! Doing something like the pic above will make it stellar!

Beverly in the picture you show what pillows actually go under your head at night?

Aye, there is the rub. Usually people only sleep with the old fashioned rectangular ones, and discus-throw all the others.

Personally, I think the formula of euros, shams, and throws has been done to death and is getting tired. I am finding myself drawn to the simplicity of two sleeping pillows, stacked. OTOH, sometimes you need more in order to pull colors in (but not in this case). Plus, there is the issue of where to put them at night, and training DH not to use them. Silly boys, using towels, pillows, etc.

I like the look in photo 2, I think it is more current.

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I think Beverly's picture looks nice, but I did the Euro and toss pillow thing and just did not have the discipline to put them back on the bed and arrange them every morning. And the Euros I had were huge ( very fluffy) and just took up too much space when not on the bed. I'm doing a mini makeover of our room now and haven't quite decided how I'm going to address this problem.

Another problem is that the sleeping pillows are never as fluffy, crisp and pristine as in the pictures. In the pictures where they don't show the sleeping pillows, where are you supposed to put them during the day?

I wish old-fashioned bedspreads would make a comeback where the unattractive sleeping pillows were tucked under the bedspread in a neat fold. The only way to get a nice one nowadays is to have one custom made unfortunately.

Maybe overdone, but I still like the look of the decorative pillows on the bed. It's a great way to add some color/texture. I do like pic #2 but that's because it goes well with the whole, simple feel of the room. If you're going for pizazz, use the decorative pillows.

Joanie, try jcpenney. I bought, a beautiful king size old fashioned bedspread there a few years ago. It's quilted chintz like fabric, just gorgeous. No throw pillows!

Ellepod, your quilt is beautiful, but I think it would look prettier in your room if you didn't expose the sheet over the top of the quilt. Then lay your sleeping pillows flat and your sham pillows flat on top of them. You'll only have two extra pillows to deal with at night, and they will keep the dust off your sleeping pillows during the day.

I'd remove the bedskirt altogether. I think they're passé, dust collectors, and they make tucking sheets in a real PITA. It will also make your bed look cleaner, crisper, and more contemporary, IMO.

I'm also not a fan, at all, of decorative pillows on beds. Another PITA. I think beds should look, and be, ready to climb into at night and easy to assemble for the day, when one is rarely in the bedroom, if at all, anyway. Why bother with decorative pillows?

I really like the look of the fat comforter folded down, accordion style (so that you can just grab it and pull it up over you at night), at the end of the bed, with a pretty coverlet under the comforter, covering the bed. Four pillows, two on each side, laying flat, one on top of the other.

Your bed is beautiful.

I agree with Mtn that a cleaner, more simplified bed is very appealing but as joaniepoanie said they are never as crisp as in the styled photo. Even if you iron your pillowcases and create that crisp stack, once you sleep on them, they are just pillows once again.

I'm willing to deal with ONE decorative pillow per sleeper so on our king bed DH and I each have 2 king pillows that we sleep with that are stacked during the day and one king puffy pillow in a sham that "hides" them then goes to a bench at night. I'd love to have fresh crisp sheets every day but I'm not a hotel!

Your bed looks so comfortable! Like i could just float away... If you think it needs more, you could just add two more 'sleeping' pillows with patterned or white cases to sit behind the ones you already have. They aren't as pretty-pretty as throw pillows but they'll give you more bulk at the top of the bed and be more functional.

I like the less is more look. I'd just put the pillows upright.

Now that it is warm I am just using my Rough Linen summer cover with my coverlet folded at the bottom and my sleeping pillows propped up. I am liking the casual look so much that I'm not even bothering to use my shammed pillows. They are on the bench at the foot of the bed. I love the second pic that nosoccermom just posted. I've tried my pillows stacked and just don't care for the look in my room.

I agree with Selcier and Tibbrix and others who suggest less pillows. I use envelope style white pillow shams that are washable and the same weight and fabric as pillowcases, but they look neater and crisper since they are not open on one side. A bit of light starch can also help.

I think your bed is fine. I would however love to see some color on the wall. I think it would help make your beautiful bed pop.

Just a few ideas for some color